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A Venn diagram of the RYB color model shows overlapping red, yellow, and blue circles. Their intersections create secondary colors: orange, green, violet, and black at the center where all three overlap. A circular RYB color wheel divided into twelve segments, showing a progression of colors from red, orange, and yellow to green, blue, and violet.
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A palette smeared with different colors of paint sits on top of multicolored paint swatches arranged in an arch.
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RYB color model
Diagram of the RYB color model, one example of the subtractive color system, showing...
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The RYB color model is being illustrated on a color wheel.
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